"I think, you know, just in the reports from the Triple-A staff, we felt it was best he needed a couple of days to regroup," said Red Sox manager John Farrell. "[He needs to] kind of get back to what has allowed him to be a very good player and experience success. He's dealing with some things."

When Stephen Drew opened the season on the disabled list, Iglesias was Boston's starting shortstop for the first week of the season. Iglesias seized that opportunity, hitting .450 in 20 at-bats.

Iglesias is hitting .235 in 35 games for Pawtucket this season, hitting three homers with 10 RBIs.